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Committed to increasing cultural proficiency at all organizational levels, CASA of the Mid-Shore’s Cultural Proficiency Committee, chaired by CASA Board member, Richard Potter, recently held the first of a series of workshops for Board members, CASA volunteers, and staff entitled Diversity Works! CASA’s Executive Director Robin Davenport stated, “Aimed at increasing dialogue and awareness about racial issues, we hope that these workshops will build organizational involvement with the problems of racism and help us develop additional flexibility and a proactive response for positive change.” This interactive workshop focused specifically on issues related to racial awareness.

CASA of the Mid-Shore is a private, non-profit organization that advocates for children who are under the protection of the Circuit Courts in Talbot, Dorchester, Queen Anne’s, and Kent Counties due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. In addition to their important direct work with children, as officers of the court, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) provide judges with crucial information necessary to ensure that every child’s rights, needs, and best interest are being met.

About CASA

The nation's first Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program was created in Seattle, Washington in 1977 by Superior Court Judge David Soukup, who wanted to make sure he and other judges and masters were making the best possible decisions about the lives of abused and neglected children who needed court protection. He conceived of the idea of recruiting and training adult citizens to serve as advocates for children who came before the court as a result of maltreatment by their parents or guardians.

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CASA of the Mid-Shore is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. A copy of our current financial statement is available upon request by contacting CASA of the Mid-Shore at 1 S. Washington Street, Suite 2, Easton, MD 21601 or by calling 410-822-2866. Documents and information submitted under the Maryland Solicitations Act are also available, for the cost of postage and copies, from the Maryland Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis MD 21401, 410-974-5534.